The specimen had been collected in the eastern Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Eremaelurus thinobius was proposed as a species by Sergey Ognev in 1926.In the 20th century, the following zoological specimens of sand cats were described: The species was named after the French General Jean Auguste Margueritte. This holotype specimen appears to have been lost. Taxonomy Sandcat at Ree Park zoo, Denmarkįelis margarita was the scientific name proposed by Victor Loche in 1858 who first described a sand cat specimen found in the area of "Négonça" in the northern Algerian Sahara. The sand cat's ecological requirements are still poorly understood, as only a few in-depth studies targeting wild sand cat populations have been conducted. In spring, the female gives birth to two to three kittens, which become sexually mature around the age of one year. It also kills and consumes venomous snakes. It moves 5.4 km (3.4 mi) on average at night in search of small rodents and birds.
The sand cat usually rests in underground dens during the day and hunts at night. Due to its wide distribution and large population, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. In the early 1970s, sand cats were caught in southwestern Pakistan and exported to zoos worldwide. It is discontinuously distributed in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East. The large gap between these two regions of its global range was partially closed in 1948, when a sand cat skin was found in an oasis of the Rub' al Khali in Oman. In Central Asia, it was first recorded in the Karakum Desert in 1925. To date, it has been recorded in several disjunct locations in Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East. The first sand cat known to scientists was discovered in the Algerian Sahara and described in 1858.
The long hair covering the soles of its paws insulates its pads against the extremely hot and cold temperatures in deserts. Its 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) short ears are set low on the sides of the head, aiding detection of prey moving underground. With its sandy to light grey fur, it is well camouflaged in a desert environment. The sand cat ( Felis margarita) is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources.
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